Bug#392915: xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver freezes system when starting
Michel Dänzer <daenzer@debian.org> writes:
> On Thu, 2006-10-19 at 21:41 +0200, marc.poulhies@imag.fr wrote:
>> Michel Dänzer <daenzer@debian.org> writes:
>>
>> > And this doesn't happen with version 6.6.2? If so, it would be great if
>> > you could try isolating the upstream change that causes it with
>> > git-bisect.
>>
>> I'm afraid that's a bit too much as I don't know anything about git...
>
> But it doesn't happen with version 6.6.2?
I'm not sure exactly when it stops working...
>
>> > That's an odd place for the log to stop... Can you not even log in
>> > remotely or ping the machine at this point? If so, can you try
>> > re-mounting the filesystem that contains the log file with -o sync
>> > before starting the X server and see if you get any more output then?
>>
>> True. Before submiting the bug, I read the logs after several crashes
>> and saw it was not always at the same line. Here's the one with -o sync
>> and latest version of everything (deb sid).
>
> Thanks. Does it always stop in the same place with -o sync? Also, is
> there anything related in /var/log/kern.log?
Yes it stops always at the same time. The kernel logs show something
that may be interesting:
Oct 25 22:53:26 arrakis kernel: [drm] Setting GART location based on new memory map
Oct 25 22:53:26 arrakis kernel: [drm] Loading R200 Microcode
Oct 25 22:53:26 arrakis kernel: [drm] writeback test failed
The last line here is the last line in the log.
Is it possible that my hardware is damaged ? I find it strange that
the microcode fails to load :/
Marc
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