Bug#206907: xserver-xfree86: hangs on screensaver
On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 03:14:54AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 07:34:55AM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> > This don't bring us much, it is hanging in glint_wait, which is a macro
> > waiting for space in the fifo, and since the space never comes, it
> > waits forever. Same diagnostic as before. The pipeline is deadlocked,
> > but i don't know why. Strong suspisions of a hardware problems, the
> > hardware cannot be all that new after all. But maybe there is some
> > behavior that makes this appear more often or something such, i don't
> > know. Overheating of the graphic chip or failing powersupply (either on
> > the board or the agp power lines) might be potential culprits.
>
> Well, if it's truly a hardware problem, sure it wouldn't affect just
> this accleration primitive.
>
> David, can you try adding the following to your Screen section in
> XF86Config-4?
>
> Option "XaaNoSolidHorVertLine"
>
> (This is documented in XF86Config-4(5x).)
It would affect all of them, but be triggered there by either the fifo
size, or some other reason. It hangs in GLINT_WAIT, so the problem most
probably is in the accel primitive _before_ this one.
> > I will try to build the full 4.3.0-0pre1v1 (BTW, why both pre1 and v1,
> > is this not doing double usage)
>
> Because it's "version 1" of the forthcoming "4.3.0-1" package.
Yes, Daniel already explained it to me.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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