Xorg crash when using rdesktop

[Fridtjof Busse]

After the upgrade to 14.04, Xorg crashes when using rdesktop and throws me back to the login screen.
Crash happens a few seconds after logging in to the remote RDP system.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,snap,mousepoll,resize,place,move,wall,grid,regex,imgpng,session,gnomecompat,animation,fade,unitymtgrabhandles,workarounds,scale,expo,ezoom,unityshell]
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Aug 5 09:42:25 2014
DistUpgraded: 2014-08-04 09:44:10,092 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: vboxhost, 4.3.14, 3.13.0-32-generic, x86_64: installed
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0102] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:04ad]
MachineType: Dell Inc. OptiPlex 790
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-32-generic root=UUID=8575d8b5-9f19-4a99-98c6-af17db3e1cd2 ro nosplash quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
Title: Xorg crash
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-08-04 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 09/10/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A07
dmi.board.name: 0HY9JP
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA07:bd09/10/2011:svnDellInc.:pnOptiPlex790:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn0HY9JP:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct6:cvr:
dmi.product.name: OptiPlex 790
dmi.product.version: 01
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.52-1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Tue Aug 5 09:41:51 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id 61461
 vendor DEL
xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2

[Fridtjof Busse (fbusse-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

Updating to the latest Intel drivers from [1] appears to have solved the problem.
[1] https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads/2014/intelr-graphics-installer-1.0.6-linux

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[emilio brambilla (w-emilio)]

I notice the same bug (it is not deterministic, in my case I can use rdesktop, but it crashes serveral times in a day while using rdesktop client).
in my case bug still persists using intel drivers from https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads/2014/intelr-graphics-installer-1.0.6-linux

[Frederic GRAVIER (frederic-gravier)]

I confirm, same problem. bug persist using Intel drivers 1.0.6.

[Daniel GALAMBOS (dancsa)]

upgrading to Utopic seems to solve this rdesktop->x crash

[Chuck Torrens (hockeybum27)]

Daniel - Please elabororate on 'upgrading to Utopic' seems to resolve this'...
What is Utopic and why does it fix the issue?

[Chuck Torrens (hockeybum27)]

Daniel - NEVER MIND, I get it...brain fart on my part....sorry (newbie)

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Fridtjof Busse, as per http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/optiplex-790/drivers an update to your computer's buggy and outdated BIOS is available (A18). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything?

If it doesn't, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command:
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date

For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette .

Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. As well, you don't have to create a new bug report.

Once the BIOS is updated, and the information above is provided, then please mark this report Status New.

Thank you for your understanding.

[Fridtjof Busse (fbusse-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

I don't have access to that hardware any longer, so I unfortunatly can't provide any updates on this. Maybe one of the other reporters can provide helpful information.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Fridtjof Busse, this bug report is being closed due to your last comment https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1352752/comments/10 regarding you no longer have access to the hardware. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find.