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unable to rotate display left or right

Bug #765850 reported by Sindre Fjogstad on 2011-04-19

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #740933: Option "RandRRotation" "true" added to xorg.conf, got rotation option with nvidia XServer settings, but it does not work. Edit Remove

This bug affects 7 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: xorg

After upgrading from kubuntu 10.10 to 11.04 alpha2 I am no longer able to rotate my display to the left or right.

lsb_release -a reports the following:
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu Natty (development branch)
Release: 11.04
Codename: natty

nvidia-driver information:
version: 270.41.04

xorg information:
Server version number: 11.0
sever version: 1.10.0.902 (11000902)
nv-controll version 1.26

xrandr -0 left fails with the following error message:
X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)
  Major opcode of failed request: 154 (RANDR)
  Minor opcode of failed request: 2 (RRSetScreenConfig)
  Value in failed request: 0x4b0
  Serial number of failed request: 14
  Current serial number in output stream: 14

xrandr -q returns the following information:
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 1920 x 1200, current 1920 x 1200, maximum 3840 x 1200
default connected 1920x1200+0+0 (normal left inverted right) 0mm x 0mm
3840x1200 50.0 51.0
1920x1200 51.0*

nvidia-settings crashed on rotation with the following information:
The program 'nvidia-settings' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)'.
  (Details: serial 381 error_code 2 request_code 154 minor_code 2)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic-pae 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module 270.41.03 Sat Apr 9 00:04:57 PDT 2011
GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu4)
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: kwin
Date: Tue Apr 19 14:00:20 2011
DistUpgraded: Log time: 2011-04-19 12:08:02.990631
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: kubuntu
DkmsStatus:
nvidia-current, 270.41.03, 2.6.35-28-generic-pae, i686: installed
nvidia-current, 270.41.03, 2.6.38-8-generic-pae, i686: installed
GraphicsCard:
nVidia Corporation GT216 [Quadro FX 880M] [10de:0a3c] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Lenovo Device [17aa:2145]
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
JockeyStatus:
ERROR:root:Could not find any typelib for AppIndicator
xorg:nvidia_current - NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver (Proprietary, Enabled, In use)
MachineType: LENOVO 4389AC1
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.38-8-generic-pae root=UUID=bbfe2d9d-abcc-45b0-917e-a5b6a61e2013 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Renderer: Unknown
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-19 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 06/07/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 6NET61WW (1.24 )
dmi.board.name: 4389AC1
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6NET61WW(1.24):bd06/07/2010:svnLENOVO:pn4389AC1:pvrThinkPadW510:rvnLENOVO:rn4389AC1:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 4389AC1
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad W510
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
nvidia-installer.log: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu6
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.10.2-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.2-0ubuntu1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+4ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu7
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu7

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Sindre Fjogstad (sind) wrote on 2011-04-19:

.proc.driver.nvidia.params.txt Edit (455 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
BootDmesg.txt Edit (67.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (4.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (5.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
GlConf.txt Edit (1.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (24.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (799 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (6.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (4.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (3.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (145.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevLog.txt Edit (339.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgConf.txt Edit (2.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLog.txt Edit (26.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLogOld.txt Edit (28.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Xrandr.txt Edit (1.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
locale.txt Edit (327 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
nvidia-settings.txt Edit (38.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
peripherals.txt Edit (518 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
setxkbmap.txt Edit (238 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xdpyinfo.txt Edit (56.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xinput.txt Edit (1.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xkbcomp.txt Edit (61.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

bugbot (bugbot) on 2011-04-21

affects:

xorg (Ubuntu) → nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu)

Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) on 2011-04-26

affects:

nvidia-graphics-drivers-180 (Ubuntu) → nvidia-graphics-drivers (Ubuntu)

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Sindre Fjogstad (sind) wrote on 2011-05-11:

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The following is ltrace output.

The following is ltrace output.

ltrace xrandr -o left
__libc_start_main(0x804bc40, 3, 0xbfe1ed24, 0x80511c0, 0x8051220 <unfinished ...>
strcmp("--rate", "-o")                                                                                                                                                                                = -1
strcmp("--refresh", "-o")                                                                                                                                                                             = -1
strcmp("--version", "-o")                                                                                                                                                                             = -1
strcmp("--screen", "-o")                                                                                                                                                                              = -1
strcmp("--query", "-o")                                                                                                                                                                               = -1
strtol(0xbfe20368, 0xbfe1ebd4, 10, 0xb783ac85, 5)                                                                                                                                                     = 0
strcmp("normal", "left")                                                                                                                                                                              = 1
strcmp("left", "left")                                                                                                                                                                                = 0
XOpenDisplay(NULL)                                                                                                                                                                                    = 0x09382008
XRRQueryExtension(0x9382008, 0xbfe1ebec, 0xbfe1ebe8, 0xb783ac85, 5)                                                                                                                                   = 1
XRRQueryVersion(0x9382008, 0xbfe1ebdc, 0xbfe1ebd8, 0xb783ac85, 5)                                                                                                                                     = 1
XRRGetScreenInfo(0x9382008, 637, 0xbfe1ebd8, 0xb783ac85, 5)                                                                                                                                           = 0x938f6b8
XRRConfigCurrentConfiguration(0x938f6b8, 0xbfe1ebfa, 0xbfe1ebd8, 0xb783ac85, 5)                                                                                                                       = 29
XRRConfigSizes(0x938f6b8, 0xbfe1ebf4, 0xbfe1ebd8, 0xb783ac85, 5)                                                                                                                                      = 0x938f6e4
XRRConfigCurrentRate(0x938f6b8, 0xbfe1ebf4, 0xbfe1ebd8, 0xb783ac85, 5)                                                                                                                                = 51
XRRConfigRotations(0x938f6b8, 0xbfe1ebfa, 0xbfe1ebd8, 0xb783ac85, 5)                                                                                                                                  = 1
XSelectInput(0x9382008, 637, 131072, 0xb783ac85, 5)                                                                                                                                                   = 1
XRRSelectInput(0x9382008, 637, 1, 0xb783ac85, 5)                                                                                                                                                      = 0
XRRSetScreenConfigAndRate(0x9382008, 0x938f6b8, 637, 29, 2X Error of failed request:  BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
  Major opcode of failed request:  154 (RANDR)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  2 (RRSetScreenConfig)
  Serial number of failed request:  14
  Current serial number in output stream:  14
 <unfinished ...>
+++ exited (status 1) +++

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Sindre Fjogstad (sind) wrote on 2011-05-11:

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Disregard previous comment, I had removed the xorg xonf file to debug and forgotten to add rotate in xorg.conf.

Disregard previous comment, I had removed the xorg xonf file to debug and forgotten to add rotate in xorg.conf.

The following is the correct output of ltrace:
ltrace xrandr -o left                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
__libc_start_main(0x804bc40, 3, 0xbfd74354, 0x80511c0, 0x8051220 <unfinished ...>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
strcmp("--rate", "-o")                                                                                                                                                                                = -1                                                                                                                     
strcmp("--refresh", "-o")                                                                                                                                                                             = -1                                                                                                                     
strcmp("--version", "-o")                                                                                                                                                                             = -1                                                                                                                     
strcmp("--screen", "-o")                                                                                                                                                                              = -1                                                                                                                     
strcmp("--query", "-o")                                                                                                                                                                               = -1                                                                                                                     
strtol(0xbfd7539f, 0xbfd74204, 10, 0xb77cbc85, 5)                                                                                                                                                     = 0                                                                                                                      
strcmp("normal", "left")                                                                                                                                                                              = 1                                                                                                                      
strcmp("left", "left")                                                                                                                                                                                = 0                                                                                                                      
XOpenDisplay(NULL)                                                                                                                                                                                    = 0x0999e008                                                                                                             
XRRQueryExtension(0x999e008, 0xbfd7421c, 0xbfd74218, 0xb77cbc85, 5)                                                                                                                                   = 1                                                                                                                      
XRRQueryVersion(0x999e008, 0xbfd7420c, 0xbfd74208, 0xb77cbc85, 5)                                                                                                                                     = 1                                                                                                                      
XRRGetScreenInfo(0x999e008, 637, 0xbfd74208, 0xb77cbc85, 5)                                                                                                                                           = 0x99ab140                                                                                                              
XRRConfigCurrentConfiguration(0x99ab140, 0xbfd7422a, 0xbfd74208, 0xb77cbc85, 5)                                                                                                                       = 0                                                                                                                      
XRRConfigSizes(0x99ab140, 0xbfd74224, 0xbfd74208, 0xb77cbc85, 5)                                                                                                                                      = 0x99ab16c                                                                                                              
XRRConfigCurrentRate(0x99ab140, 0xbfd74224, 0xbfd74208, 0xb77cbc85, 5)                                                                                                                                = 50                                                                                                                     
XRRConfigRotations(0x99ab140, 0xbfd7422a, 0xbfd74208, 0xb77cbc85, 5)                                                                                                                                  = 15                                                                                                                     
XSelectInput(0x999e008, 637, 131072, 0xb77cbc85, 5)                                                                                                                                                   = 1                                                                                                                      
XRRSelectInput(0x999e008, 637, 1, 0xb77cbc85, 5)                                                                                                                                                      = 0                                                                                                                      
XRRSetScreenConfigAndRate(0x999e008, 0x99ab140, 637, 0, 2X Error of failed request:  BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)                                                                                                                                                                                   
  Major opcode of failed request:  154 (RANDR)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  2 (RRSetScreenConfig)
  Value in failed request:  0x4b0
  Serial number of failed request:  14
  Current serial number in output stream:  14
 <unfinished ...>
+++ exited (status 1) +++

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Sindre Fjogstad (sind) wrote on 2011-05-11:

This bug is caused by a xorg commit in December which was reverted in the 1.7 branch [1] but not in the 1.9-branch of xorg-xserver.

A bug [2] is filed on the xorg bug tracker but it has no responses, except from the reporter that confirms that a revert of the commit fixes the situation.

[1] http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/commit/?h=server-1.7-branch&id=d77ffa9
[2] https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35399

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David Thompson (dthompson-safmt) wrote on 2011-05-11:

Just uploaded a patch to the aforementioned bug that would work. I have packaged it up on my system and I now have my three screens (2 nVidia cards) with rotation working again. Of course I have to launch compiz on each, but that's another story.

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Favux (favux-is) wrote on 2011-05-11:

I can confirm the same problem as Sindre.

~$ xrandr -o right
X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
  Major opcode of failed request: 154 (RANDR)
  Minor opcode of failed request: 2 (RRSetScreenConfig)
  Serial number of failed request: 14
  Current serial number in output stream: 14

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Favux (favux-is) wrote on 2011-05-24:

I have tested the xorg-server packages (xorg-server - 2:1.10.1-1ubuntu3?) in proposed. They have fixed cw and ccw rotation for the proprietary n-vidia driver.