nvidia-settings crashes when attempting to save settings to x conf

[thisisgil]

Binary package hint: nvidia-settings

For some reason, even though my monitor was detected correctly, the standard screen settings utility will not allow my refresh rate to go above 60hz.

I have therefore attempted to use nvidia-settings as I am using the non free Nvidia driver. However, after changing the refresh rate to 85hz and applying, I then cannot use the button to save options to the xorg.conf file - when I click that button, the app hangs and crashes.

Currently at work, will add more information when I get home.

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Mar 4 22:18:11 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nvidia-settings
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: nvidia-settings 1.0+20071221-0ubuntu5
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcCmdline: nvidia-settings
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
Signal: 11
SourcePackage: nvidia-settings
StacktraceTop:
 ?? ()
 ?? ()
 ?? ()
 g_closure_invoke ()
 ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
Title: nvidia-settings crashed with SIGSEGV in g_closure_invoke()
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-11-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip floppy lpadmin plugdev video

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StacktraceTop:?? ()
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IA__g_closure_invoke (closure=0xbc49e0, return_value=0x0, n_param_values=1,
signal_emit_unlocked_R (node=0x7de090, detail=0, instance=0xbc5010, emission_return=0x0,

[einfach (freu-dich)]

I didn't have this problem upgrading from a alpha3 version.
But now i have installed alpha5 from the scratch and there it is.

I cannot save the twinview configuration to X-Configuration File.

Is there another way to configure twinview with NVIDIA cards in Hardy?

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

Please install the latest version and try again. It was recently updated.

[CaptainN (captainn)]

I have the latest version: 1.0+20080304-0ubuntu1

It's still crashing with this version.

[spideylinux (spidey-oldskool)]

I am also seeing this issue. This makes me have to enable my second screen each time I boot.

8.04 Alpha 5
eVGA Nvidia 8800 GT

[spideylinux (spidey-oldskool)]

Added my crash info in bug 204831.

[tones111 (tones111)]

I'm experiencing the same problem with version 1.0+20080304-0ubuntu1. Attached is my crash log.

[kb3lms (jasonfox)]

Experienced this same problem today. Everything downloaded 4/5/08.

[era (era)]

Multiple reports; setting to Confirmed (was still Incomplete, sic).

See also bug #200868 -- no crash, but unable to save xorg.conf

[Morven (morven)]

I have been getting this in Intrepid (Kubuntu) since the latest batch of updates.

[spideylinux (spidey-oldskool)]

Found a work around that is good in Hardy and Intrepid. Grabbed the
EnvyNG package
and installed the latest drivers (173.14.12) or later. Then I ran as root
these two commands: 'nvidia-xconfig', and 'nvidia-settings'. In the
settings I setup twinview and then saved to the X Config File,
Restarted X and all was good. Give it a shot

:wq!
jason

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 11:34 PM, Morven <email address hidden> wrote:
> I have been getting this in Intrepid (Kubuntu) since the latest batch of
> updates.
>
> --
> nvidia-settings crashes when attempting to save settings to x conf
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/198676
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in "nvidia-settings" source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: nvidia-settings
>
> For some reason, even though my monitor was detected correctly, the standard screen settings utility will not allow my refresh rate to go above 60hz.
>
> I have therefore attempted to use nvidia-settings as I am using the non free Nvidia driver. However, after changing the refresh rate to 85hz and applying, I then cannot use the button to save options to the xorg.conf file - when I click that button, the app hangs and crashes.
>
> Currently at work, will add more information when I get home.
>
> ProblemType: Crash
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Tue Mar 4 22:18:11 2008
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nvidia-settings
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: nvidia-settings 1.0+20071221-0ubuntu5
> PackageArchitecture: amd64
> ProcCmdline: nvidia-settings
> ProcEnviron:
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
> Signal: 11
> SourcePackage: nvidia-settings
> StacktraceTop:
> ?? ()
> ?? ()
> ?? ()
> g_closure_invoke ()
> ?? () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
> Title: nvidia-settings crashed with SIGSEGV in g_closure_invoke()
> Uname: Linux 2.6.24-11-generic x86_64
> UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip floppy lpadmin plugdev video
>

[Eddie Hung (eddieh)]

Thanks Jason - I just did a nvidia-xconfig followed by nvidia-settings, and it worked, using the latest 177 drivers on intrepid.
It turns out that when the nvidia drivers are installed, nvidia-xconfig is not run, which is used to create a xorg.conf that nvidia-settings can recognise. Hence, later when it comes to try and modify the existing xorg.conf file (which in my case was the default intrepid one), it doesn't know how to interpret it, and segfaults.

In summary, try a nvidia-xconfig before nvidia-settings!