system hangs when switching between TTY and X (12.10)

[Kirill]

So, I have this problem on lenovo ideapad y460, with hybrid graphics (AMD 5650 and intel) on ubuntu 12.10 with preinstalled open-source video drivers.

To reproduce bug on my system:

1) switch off discrette videocard using vgaswitcheroo:

kirill@lenovo:~$ sudo -s
[sudo] password for kirill:
root@lenovo:~# echo OFF > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
root@lenovo:~# cat /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
0:DIS: :Off:0000:01:00.0
1:IGD:+:Pwr:0000:00:02.0
2:DIS-Audio:+:Off:0000:01:00.1
root@lenovo:~#

2) switch to any TTY using ctrl+alt+F1..F6
3) switch back to X-server using ctrl+alt+F7

After that I see the scree in state I leave it, but in frost state (for example, I can open gif animation, switch to TTY and back, and after I have static image on screen). Also I can't use keyboard and mouse.

If I try to go to the TTY and back with discrette videocard switched on, it works fine.

I have that bug on 12.10 and 13.04. But 10.10, 11.04, 11.10 and 12.04 work great.

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Igor Tarasov (tarasov-igor)]

Similar to bug #1069694.

I have found out that the bug is somehow related to vgaswitcheroo. Here is a way to reproduce it (installing lm-sensors is welcome):

1. Let's say you have both integrated and discrete. Then, `cat /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch` should give you something like
{{{0:DIS: :Pwr:0000:01:00.0
1:IGD:+:Pwr:0000:00:02.0}}}

2. If you `pm-suspend` now and resume, and then repeat step 1, you should see the same results.

3. If you now try to turn ON the discrete card it should work well, since it is already on and vgaswitcheroo is aware of this.

4. Now, turn discrete card off: `echo OFF > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch`. If you read the status, it shoul render
{{{0:DIS: :Off:0000:01:00.0
1:IGD:+:Pwr:0000:00:02.0}}}

5. If you `pm-suspend` now and resume, you might get frozen screen.

6. If not, you can check vgaswitcheroo status, you'll see that discrete card is switched off:
{{{0:DIS: :Off:0000:01:00.0
1:IGD:+:Pwr:0000:00:02.0}}}

However, if you do `sensors` you'll see that discrete card reports it's temperature - that is, it is on.

7. Now, if you try to turn it on by `echo ON > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch` you'll probably get freeze.

And since we know all this, we can create a workaround. Just make our discrete card turn on before suspend, and turn off in a few seconds after resume. In order to achieve this, just create file `/etc/pm/sleep.d/77_amd_toggle` with the following content:
{{{#!/bin/bash
# Script to disable and enable the discrete graphics card before suspend and after resume

case "${1}" in
suspend)
  # We turn it on before resume to prevent bugs
  echo ON > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
  ;;

resume)
  # Your GFX would freeze if you turn off discrete card immediately, that's why this delay:
  sleep 3
  # We turn it off after resume to save energy
  echo OFF > /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch
  ;;
esac}}}

[Igor Tarasov (tarasov-igor)]

Aww, sorry for errors with formatting, please ignore all ticks (`) and curly braces ({{{ and }}})

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Kirill, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? If so, could you please test for this with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ .

If it remains an issue, could you please run the following command in the development release from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal), as it will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report:

apport-collect -p xorg <replace-with-bug-number>

Thank you for your understanding.

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