System freeze & no display if set External monitor as primary (Performance mode)

[Xinxiu Yang]

[Impact]

System freeze & no display if set External monitor as primary (Performance mode)

[Test case]

1. Setup Graphic mode to Performance mode
2. Plug External monitor with HDMI
3. Set display mode to External monitor only is pass
4. Set display mode to Extend/ Mirror mode

Expected results: External monitor can be set as primary normally

Actual results: System freeze & no display if set External monitor as primary (Performance mode)

[Regression potential]

Unknown right now, upstream review pending.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package xorg-server - 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu5

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xorg-server (2:1.18.3-1ubuntu5) yakkety; urgency=medium

  * randr-adjust-masters-last-set-time.diff,
    randr-do-not-check-the-screen-size.diff:
    Fix issues changing display mode on prime setups. (LP: #1586260)

 -- Timo Aaltonen <email address hidden> Fri, 27 May 2016 11:51:56 +0300

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

Hello Xinxiu, or anyone else affected,

Accepted xorg-server-lts-vivid into trusty-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server-lts-vivid/2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3.1~trusty1.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

[Xinxiu Yang (imtxc)]

install the package http://launchpadlibrarian.net/262502497/xserver-xorg-core-lts-vivid_1.17.1-0ubuntu3.1~trusty1.1_amd64.deb and tested again, this issue has gone.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package xorg-server-lts-vivid - 2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3.1~trusty1.1

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xorg-server-lts-vivid (2:1.17.1-0ubuntu3.1~trusty1.1) trusty; urgency=medium

  * randr-adjust-masters-last-set-time.diff,
    randr-do-not-check-the-screen-size.diff:
    Fix issues changing display mode on prime setups. (LP: #1586260)

 -- Timo Aaltonen <email address hidden> Mon, 30 May 2016 16:41:23 +0300

[Chris J Arges (arges)]

The verification of the Stable Release Update for xorg-server-lts-vivid has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

[Andy Whitcroft (apw)]

Hello Xinxiu, or anyone else affected,

Accepted xorg-server into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

echoing what was mentioned on the private bug that the new version in xenial-proposed fixes the bug

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package xorg-server - 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.1

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xorg-server (2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.1) xenial; urgency=medium

  * New upstream bugfix release. (LP: #1619142)
  * randr-adjust-masters-last-set-time.diff,
    randr-do-not-check-the-screen-size.diff:
    Fix issues changing display mode on prime setups. (LP: #1586260)
  * os-treat-ssh-as-a-non-local-client.diff: Dropped, upstream.
  * drm_device_keep_trying.patch: Dropped, shouldn't be needed anymore,
    and causes issues on non-x86 archs. (LP: #1581076)
  * debian/patches/xmir.patch: backport XMir fixes from Ubuntu "Yakkety Yak"
    - fix button/menu focus failures (lp: #1590553)
    - ignore 'unnkown 11 event' (lp: #1617925)
    - don't call epoxy every frame (lp: #1617932)
    - fix unclickable parts of the screen after rotation (lp: #1613708)
    - fix key repeat issues (lp: #1591356)

 -- Timo Aaltonen <email address hidden> Thu, 01 Sep 2016 10:28:26 +0300

[Amr Ibrahim (amribrahim1987)]

Is the update going to be pushed into Trusty in xorg-server-lts-xenial?

[Chris Halse Rogers (raof)]

Hello Xinxiu, or anyone else affected,

Accepted xorg-server-lts-xenial into trusty-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server-lts-xenial/2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.2~trusty1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed.Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Hello Xinxiu, or anyone else affected,

Accepted xorg-server-lts-xenial into trusty-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server-lts-xenial/2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.2~trusty2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed.Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!