Re: Xorg log file filling up with error

[Frank McCormick <debianlist@videotron.ca>]

On 9/18/18 3:58 AM, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Sep 2018, Frank McCormick wrote:
>
> > Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 15:44:16
> > From: Frank McCormick <debianlist@videotron.ca>
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: Xorg log file filling up with error
> > Resent-Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 19:59:39 +0000 (UTC)
> > Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> >
> > Just noticed today when my xorg logfile grew to 2 gb.
> > This error : 39.263] (EE) modeset(0): Failed to get GBM bo for flip to new
> > front.
> >
> > is repeated hundreds of time. I have filed a bug, but in the meantime
> > is there away to avoid this, perhaps using the xorg.conf file. I don't
> > have one at the moment but if somebody has an idea how I can create one
> > what to put in it and where to put it I'd appreciate it
> > very much
> >
> > Thanks
> I haven't had this happen, but think uniq writing to xorg.log.new then mv
> xorg.log.new xorg.log might help.  As a test, try wc -l xorg.log
> > logtest.txt
> uniq xorg.log
> wc -l xorg.log >>logtest.txt
> then compare the line counts in xorgtest.txt.  If the second is far
> smaller than the first, you might use grep to get a count of that error
> message in the modified xorg.log file and see if it comes back as 1.  If
> so, then uniq worked.
> > >

  That would work...ut I found another way around the problem. Created
an xorg.conf file in /etc/X11 setting the PageFlip option to false.
Bingo!

Thanks

Frank