Bug#663345: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: Random freezes with latest version of kde and xorg
On 2012-03-10 15:43 +0100, Mahesh T. Pai wrote:
> I am having random freezes of the display. Mouse moves, but clicking /
> scrolling the mouse does not. Keyboard does not work; the system is
> frozen, except for a moving mouse pointer.
>
> I am attaching (trying to .... if attaching fails, will send a separate
> mail once i get the bug number) the /var/log/Xorg.0.old file.
>
>
> This is happening after upgrading kdm, (and some other kde related stuff _and_ xorg
> over past 4/5 days. I run experimental, and upgrade quite frequently. Compositing
> was _not_ working here; now it is, and with compositing, the crashes have come.
This indicates there may be a problem with the 3D driver. You could try
to force software rendering by setting LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE in the
environment (e.g. "echo LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 >> /etc/environment",
then log out and restart kdm).
> I really do not care for compositing (by compositing, I mean the fade in, fade
> out eye candy), so really have not bothered to look up more about it.
>
> Have seen some bugs, like
>
> 598819 kdm crash: EQ overflowing.
>
> Or another bug, titled "kdm crashed with EQ overflowing" or
> similar title. Since this report is not about crashed with kdm,
> but happens when I am logged in, and the bug mentioned above is
> with an old version of x-s-x-nouveau, opening this fresh bug.
That was correct.
> 00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C61 [GeForce 7025 / nForce 630a] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
This IGP appears to be problematic. Has it worked well with Nouveau
before?
Cheers,
Sven
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