Xorg crash
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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xorg-server (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
This bug is happening approximately every 24 hours. Any changes to open files are lost (DATA LOSS BEING EXPERIENCED).
System is a clean install of Ubuntu 18.10 (XUbuntu). System is up to date with all publish updates.
System has two graphics card:
1) NVidia GK208B [GeForce GT 710]
2) NVidia GT218 [GeForce 210]
I am reluctant to switch to nvida drivers as google searches indicate that they do not support dual head systems.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu8
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Thu Nov 15 16:18:02 2018
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: cosmic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
virtualbox, 5.2.18, 4.18.0-10-generic, x86_64: installed
virtualbox, 5.2.18, 4.18.0-11-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingI
GraphicsCard:
NVIDIA Corporation GK208B [GeForce GT 710] [10de:128b] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: NVIDIA Corporation GK208B [GeForce GT 710] [10de:128b]
NVIDIA Corporation GT218 [GeForce 210] [10de:0a65] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. GT218 [GeForce 210] [1043:852d]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-11-07 (7 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.2)
MachineType: To be filled by O.E.M. To be filled by O.E.M.
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
Title: Xorg crash
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/04/2016
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 2901
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.family: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.name: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.sku: SKU
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: To be filled by O.E.M.
modified.
# set this to 0 to disable apport, or to 1 to enable it
# you can temporarily override this with
# sudo service apport start force_start=1
enabled=0
mtime.conffile.
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.95-1
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
version.
To confirm: The bug being experienced is that the main screen goes black for three seconds, then is replaced by the greeter. The current session is killed, with no attempt at a clean shutdown.
The bug results in an Xorg Crash log, see above.
I have searched for solutions, but most seem to revolve around removing the nouveau drivers and installing the NVidia driver. However, there are other reports that this does not support dual screens unless xinerama is used.
Happy to try the nvidea driver provided
a) Someone lets me know definitively how to get back! or
b) Someone lets me know that dual screen will work.
You may assume that I am technically competent and willing to try most things that do not destroy my box!